Anointing of Charles: The Creator’s Moment
It is the anointing, drawn from the Torah, that is ‘the most sacred part’ of the coronation service.

The most profound part of the coronation Saturday will be the anointing of Charles as the head of the Church of England and the intermediary between his subjects and God. This anointing with oil sanctified at Jerusalem is echoed in the Declaration of Independence that is the basis of America’s own legitimacy. It marks not only that all men are created equal but that they are endowed “by their creator” with rights that are hence inalienable.
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